janissary musicThe music of Turkish ensembles of wind and percussion instruments during the Ottoman Empire. The instruments  such as cymbals, triangles and bass drums - sounded very exotic to European ears and were used by composers such as Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.

janissary musicThe music of Turkish ensembles of wind and percussion instruments during the Ottoman Empire. The instruments  such as cymbals, triangles and bass drums - sounded very exotic to European ears and were used by composers such as Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.